Providence Recruiting Update: ESPN, Scout Release Updated Class of 2017 Top 100’s

With summer winding down and players heading back to their high schools and prep schools ESPN and Scout have released updated versions of the Top 100’s for the Class of 2017. The rising seniors on these lists are still mostly uncommitted with 36 and 38 of the 100 committed on ESPN’s and Scout’s lists, respectively. The Big East has 4 commits in ESPN’s Top 100 and 5 in Scout’s. The two services differ largely on where Providence’s top big man recruit ranks, but they are in relative agreement about the Friar’s top guard recruit. Here’s where Providence recruits fit on both lists, along with some notable Big East commits and former Providence targets:

ESPN’s Top 100

• #33 – Makai Ashton-Langford – PG – Brewster Academy/Worcester, MA
• #67 – Jericho Sims – PF – Cristo Rey – Minneapolis, MN
• Big East Commits: #36 Zach Brown (St. John’s), #63 Myles Cale (Seton Hall), #64 Ty-Shon Alexander (Creighton), #98 Mitchell Ballock (Creighton)
• Providence commit Dajour Dickens is graded at 80 and given 4-stars. He is ranked as the 22nd best center in the class.
• Nate Watson is also graded at 80 and given 4-stars. He is ranked as the 23rd best center in the class, though he will probably eventually be a power forward in college.
• Notable names that had prior Providence connections: #4 Mo Bamba, #5 Trevon Duval, #8 Gary Trent, Jr., #11 Hamidou Diallo, #22 Quade Green, #27 Matt Coleman, #29 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, #32 Tremont Waters, #39 Jordan Tucker, #46 Jermaine Samuels, #54 Kimani Lawrence, #66 Jemarl Baker, #77 Alonzo Verge, #83 Christian David, #86 Wabissa Bede, #87 Alex O’Connell, #93 Deng Gak, #94 Alex Barcello, #96 Isaiah Washington

Scout’s Top 100

• #32 – Makai Ashton-Langford – PG – Brewster Academy/Worcester, MA
• #48 – Jericho Sims – PF – Cristo Rey – Minneapolis, MN
• #63 – Nate Watson – PF – Bishop O’Connell/Arlington, VA
• Providence commit Dajour Dickens is given 4-stars. He is ranked as the 22nd best center in the class.
• Big East Commits: #39 Naji Marshall (Xavier), #51 Zach Brown (St. John’s), #61 Mitchell Ballock (Creighton), #70 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree (Villanova), #95 Myles Cale (Seton Hall)
• Notable names that had prior Providence connections: #2 Mo Bamba, #3 Trevon Duval, #10 Hamidou Diallo, #12 Gary Trent, Jr., #25 Quade Green, #35 Matt Coleman, #36 Tremont Waters, #42 Jermaine Samuels, #54 Kimani Lawrence, #56 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, #62 Alex O’Connell, #65 Isaiah Washington, #73 Wabissa Bede, #79 Jordan Tucker, #85 Kellan Grady, #86 Alex Barcello, #88 Jemarl Baker

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